Electoral wardE05009873
Alford ward, East Lindsey
Alford is one of 37 electoral wards of East Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,928 residents in 2,198 households — 120 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Louth and Horncastle constituency; for county elections it is in the Alford & Sutton division.
Residents, 20214,928council ward average 3,846
Households2,1982.24 residents per household
Density120/ km²about 41.14 km² · East Lindsey 80
Aged 65+28.8%East Lindsey: 30.4% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 219
5–95.6% · 274
10–156.9% · 340
16–193.6% · 175
20–244.6% · 227
25–349.6% · 472
35–4915.2% · 749
50–6421.3% · 1,051
65–7415.5% · 762
75–849.5% · 467
85+3.9% · 191
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.5% · 319
1 car or van47.9% · 1,051
2 cars or vans27.9% · 613
3 or more9.7% · 213
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Lindsey overall: 67.4% owned, 11.3% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 939
With mortgage20.6% · 453
Shared ownership1.1% · 25
Social rented14.3% · 314
Private rented21.2% · 465
Type of home
Detached house48.0% · 1,054
Semi-detached house32.3% · 709
Terraced house12.2% · 269
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 90
Converted house0.8% · 17
Other conversion0.8% · 18
Above shop / office1.5% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009873- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Alford & Sutton
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 37
Parishes in the ward
AlfordBilsbyFarlesthorpeHannah cum HagnabyHuttoftMarkby
Other wards in the same constituency
BBinbrook33.0% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned2,442CConingsby & Mareham22.1% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned9,495FFulstow31.1% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned2,821GGrimoldby27.9% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned2,312HHagworthingham31.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned2,289HHalton Holegate34.0% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,645HHolton-le-Clay & North Thoresby29.4% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned5,062HHorncastle27.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned7,746LLegbourne31.0% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,170MMablethorpe38.1% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned8,218MMarshchapel & Somercotes32.7% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned4,494NNorth Holme23.2% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned2,615PPriory & St James'24.0% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned4,893RRoughton36.4% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned2,365
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.